Collapsible veneer box.



0. G. FENLASON.

GOLLAPSIBLE VENEER BOX.

APPLICATION FILED JULY 31, 1911.

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0. C. FENLASON.

GOLLAPSIBLE VENEER BOX. APPLICATION FILED JULY 31, 1911.

UNITED STATES PATENT OFFICE.

ORIN C. FENLASON, OF HOQUIAM, WASHINGTON.

COLLAPSIBLE VENEER BOX.

To all whom it may concern:

Be it known that I, ORIN C. FnNLAsoN, a citizen of the United States,residing at Hoquiam, in the county of Chehalis and State of Washington,have invented a new and useful Collapsible Veneer Box, of which thefollowing is a specification.

The invention relates to improvements in collapsible veneer boxes forberries, fruits, etc.

The object of the present invention is to simplify and improve theconstruction of collapsible veneer boxes and to lessen the cost ofmanufacturing the same, and to increase their efiiciency and the easeand rapidity with which they may be handled and arranged for use.

lVith these and other objects in view, the invention consists in theconstruction and novel combination of parts hereinafter fully described,illustrated in the accompanying drawings, and pointed out in the claimshereto appended; it being understood that various changes in the form,proportion, size and minor details of construction, within the scope ofthe claims, may be resorted to without departing from the spirit orsacrificing any of the advantages of the invention.

In the drawings :Figure 1 is a perspective view of a veneer box,constructed in accordance with this invention, and illustrating themanner of folding or collapsing the same. Fig. 2 is a similar view, thebody of the box being opened and one of the walls thereof being brokenaway to illustrate the construction of the bottom strip. Fig. 3 is aperspective view, the bottom strip being swung downward from theposition shown in Fig. 2 and the flap being partially inserted betweenthe overlapped ends of the strip, which forms the body of the box. Fig.4is a perspective view, showing the box arranged for use. Fig. 5 is avertical sectional view, the parts being arranged as shown in Fig. 4.Fig. 6 is a perspective view of a veneer box, illustrating another formof the invention in which the bottom strip is extended to form a cover.Fig. 7 is a vertical sectional view of the same, the cover being closed.Fig. 8 is a horizontal sectional view on the line 8-8 of Fig. 7 Fig. 9is a detail view of a portion of the box and one of the staples,illustrating the manner in which the staple crosses the grain of twopieces of Specification of Letters Patent.

Application filed July 31, 1911.

Patented Jan. 13, 1914. Serial No. 641,490.

veneer in which the grain in one runs at right angles to that of theother.

Like numerals of reference designate corresponding parts in all thefigures of the drawings.

In Figs. 1 to 5 inclusive of the accompanying drawings is illustratedthe simpler form of the invention, in which the body portion 1 consistsof a single thin strip of veneer, scored hingedly at four points to formfour sides or walls and to provide overlapping ends 2 and 3, which arecoincident to one of the walls and provide a wall of two plies orthicknesses. The overlapped ends of the body strip are secured togetherby means of staples 4, or other suitable fastening means, set at aninclination and located at the upper and lower portions of the wall atpoints near the adjacent corners, as clearly illustrated in Fig. 3 ofthe drawings. The grain extends longitudinally of the body strip of theveneer, and the inclined or angularly disposed staples cross the grainexteriorly of the box, and their legs, which are clenched at theinterior of the box, are arranged in substantially a vertical positionso as to cross the grain of the end 3 of the strip. The scorings 5 atthe corners of the body of the box permit the same to collapse inwardly,as clearly shown in Fig. 1 of the drawings, and it is adapted to openoutwardly into rectangular form, as clearly shown in the drawings.

The veneer box is equipped with a foldable bottom 6, consisting of aseparate strip of veneer scored transversely at three points to form thebottom 6, a terminal attaching portion 7, a hanger or supporting portion8, and a flap 9. The terminal attaching portion 7 is secured by staples10, or other suitable fastening means, to the inner face of one of thesides or walls of the body of the box, and it extends downwardly fromthe bottom to the lower edge thereof, and spaces the bottom 6 from theplane of the lower edges of the sides or walls. The scoring at 11permits the bottom 6 to swing upwardly and downwardly to arrange it in ahorizontal position. within the body of the box and to permit it to foldagainst the side or wall to which the strip 7 is attached. The hanger orsupporting portion 8 is hingedly connected at the lower edge with thebottom 6 by means of scoring 12, and it is adapted to be arranged in thesame plane as the bottom 6-when the box is folded, and when the box isopened or unfolded, it fits against the inner face of the wall oppositethat to which the terminal portion 7 is attached. The flap 9, which isconnected to the upper end of the hanger or supporting portion R. ishinged to the same through the scoring 13, and it is adapted to foldagainst the hanger or supporting portion, and when the box is arrangedfor use. it is inserted between the thicknesses of the double wall.formed by the overlapped ends 2 and 3 of the body strip. and it is alsolccated between the opposite staples 4. \Vhen the bottom is foldedagainst the wall to which the strip is secured. it supports the terminalflap above the upper edges of the body in position to be carrieddownwardly therefrom directly to the double wall by a single swingingmovement. whereby the flap may be easily and quickly inserted betweenthe plies or thicknesses of the double wall. \Vhen the fiap is insertedbetween the overlapped ends of the body of the box. it locks the latterin position for use. The inner hinge or large end of the tapered flap 9is of a width less than that of the hanger or supporting portion 8,which is notched or recessed at 8 adjacent to the side edges of theflap. The notches or recesses are preferably provided with curved edgesto prevent the material from splitting and to avoid projecting edges.The outer portions of the staples 10 are inclined to cross the grain ofthe body strip, and the terminal portions of the staples 10 are arrangedin substantially a horizontal position to cross the grain of theseparate bottom strip. as clearly illustrated in Fig. 9.

The box, which folds flat for packing or shipment, is adapted to beeasily and quickly opened and set up for use by pickers or other personsfilling the boxes. The bottom is a one-piece solid bottom and the hangeror supporting portion of the bottom strip covers the inner portions ofthe staples, which secure the overlapped ends of the body strip 7, andas the staples of the attaching portion 7 are located below the bottom,no metal comes in contact with the contents of the box. Also theattaching of one end of the bottom strip to one side of the body and theinterlocking of the other end of the bottom strip to the opposite sideof the body forms a rigid box when the latter is set up for use.

In Figs. 6 to 8 inclusive of the drawings is illustrated another form ofthe invention,v in which the body strip 14 is constructed similar to thebody strip 1, heretofore de scribed, being scored transversely at fourpoints to form four walls and to provide overlapping ends 15 and 16,which provide a double wall of two plies or thicknesses. The overlappedends are secured together by staples 17, arranged in the same manner asthe staples at heretofore described. This form of box is equipped with aseparate bottom strip, scored transversely at five points to form abottom 18, hanger or supporting portions 19 and 20, a cover 21 andterminal flaps 22 and 23. The bottom 18 is preferably arranged in flushrelation with the lower edges of the body of the box, and the hanger orsupporting portions 19 and 20 extend to the upper edges of the box. Thebottom 18 is hinged through the scoring 24 to the lower end of thehanger or supporting portion 20, which is secured near its upper end tothe adjacent wall of the body of the box by staples 25, or othersuitable fastening means. The bottom 18 is adapted to swing upwardly anddownwardly to fold it flat against the hanger portion 20. and to arrangeit in a horizontal position for use, and the hanger portion 19. which ishinged at its lower end to the bottom through the scoring 26, ishingedly connected with the flap 22 by means of scoring 27. The flap 22is inserted between the two plies or thicknesses of the double wallformed by the terminal portions 15 and 16, and it extends to the lowerportion of the body, as illustrated in Figs. 6 and 7 of the drawings.The cover 21, which is hinged through the scoring 28 to the upper end ofthe hanger or supporting portion, is adapted to swing downward acrossthe top of the box, and the flap 28, which is hinged through the scoring29 to the cover 21, is inserted between the flap 23 and the outer ply orthickness of the double wall. The flap 23 is preferably shorter than theflap 22. Both flaps are tapered and are of a width less than theseparate strip, which is notched or recessed at 30 and 31 to prevent thestrip from splitting and to avoid projecting edges. The combined bottomand cover strip cooperates with the body portion of the box to form arigid box, which folds flat, and is also adapted to be quickly openedand arranged for use.

Having thus fully described my invention, what I claim as new and desireto secure by Letters Patent, is

1. A box of the class described including a rectangular body consistingof a thin strip of veneer scored hingedly at four points to collapseinwardly and having overlapped ends coincident with one of the walls ofthe body and secured together and forming by said overlapped ends adouble wall of two thicknesses, and a separate strip secured at one endto the inner face of one of the walls of the body and scored to form anattaching portion, a hinged bottom, a foldable hanger portion, and aterminal flap, the bottom consisting of a single piece and foldable upwardly against the wall to which the strip is secured and when foldedsupporting the terminal flap above the upper edges of the body inposition to be carried downwardly therefrom directly to the double wallby a single swinging movement, whereby the flap may be easily andquickly inserted between the plies or thicknesses of the said doublewall.

2. A box of the class described including a rectangular collapsible bodyconsisting of a thin strip of veneer and having a double wall of twoplies or thicknesses, and a separate strip scored transversely to form ahinged bottom, opposite hanger portions extending upwardly from thebottom, one of the hanger portions being secured to one wall of thebody, a cover connected with the top of the attached hanger portion, and

, hinged terminal flaps arranged at the free end of the cover and thetop of the free hanger portion, said terminal flaps both enteringbetween the plies or thicknesses of the double wall from the topthereof.

3. A box of the class described including a rectangular collapsible bodyconsisting of a thin strip of veneer and having a double wall of twoplies or thicknesses, and a separate s'trip scored transversely to forma bottom, opposite hanger portions, one of the hanger portions beingsecured to one of the walls of the body, a cover connected with the topof the attached hanger portion, and terminal flaps arranged at the freeend of the cover and the top of the free hanger portion, said bottom andcover being foldable upwardly and when folded supporting the terminalflaps above the upper edges of the body to enable the flaps to bereadily inserted in the double wall, both of the flaps entering betweenthe plies or thicknesses of the double wall from the topv thereof.

In testimony, that I claim the foregoing as my own, I have heretoafiixed my signature in the presence of two witnesses.

ORIN C. FENLASON.

W'itnesses PERoY H. Moons, LEWIS EBERLY.

Copies of this patent may be obtained for five cents each, by addressingthe Commissioner of Patents, Washington, D. 0.

